Pete Whisenant
1952–1961 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1901-60)
475G
.224AVG
.284OBP
.399SLG
More career statistics
221H
37HR
134RBI
17SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 5 | 6 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,096 | 1,094 |
| Batting · Walks | 86 | 84 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475 | 1,096 | 988 | 140 | 221 | 46 | 8 | 37 | 134 | 86 | 196 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 394 | .224 | .284 | .399 | .683 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1956-08-15 to 1956-08-23
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1960-05-29 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1956-05-12 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1958-06-15 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 233 | 556 | 122 | 21 | 81 | 46 | 95 | .245 | .302 | .448 |
| Away | 242 | 538 | 99 | 16 | 53 | 38 | 101 | .202 | .255 | .349 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 36 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .146 | .159 | .195 |
| May | 81 | 217 | 50 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 33 | .255 | .313 | .449 |
| June | 116 | 272 | 49 | 9 | 31 | 26 | 45 | .202 | .276 | .380 |
| July | 77 | 168 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 34 | .230 | .298 | .486 |
| August | 92 | 217 | 41 | 9 | 30 | 17 | 38 | .209 | .267 | .378 |
| September | 73 | 176 | 41 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 34 | .248 | .267 | .364 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-braves | 52 | 129 | 33 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 21 | .280 | .326 | .415 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 51 | 150 | 38 | 10 | 27 | 13 | 27 | .284 | .340 | .575 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 48 | 127 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 30 | .220 | .244 | .424 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 44 | 93 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | .186 | .226 | .256 |
| chicago-cubs | 43 | 79 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 18 | .236 | .304 | .528 |
| new-york-giants | 41 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | .176 | .205 | .324 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 37 | 87 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | .143 | .207 | .195 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 34 | 90 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 15 | .241 | .333 | .418 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  Boston Braves | 24 | 52 | 10 | – | 7 | 1 | .192 | – | – |
| 1955 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 115 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .191 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Chicago Cubs | 103 | 314 | 75 | 11 | 46 | 8 | .239 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 90 | 19 | 5 | 11 | – | .211 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 203 | 48 | 11 | 40 | 3 | .236 | – | – |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 71 | 17 | 5 | 11 | – | .239 | – | – |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 66 | 122 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .221 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins | 36 | 21 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | .143 | – | – |